Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate the exchange so far. I would like to know why, on the public record, amendment No. 794 on providing for electric vehicle parking and charging systems and for centrally located sheltered secure bicycle and e-bike parking is not being accepted. The lack of provisions around the charging systems for electric vehicles is a live issue that is affecting people in communities across Ireland. Not to have it provided for in the Bill when it needs to be addressed flies in the face of all our climate change targets and all the rest. These issues are not being addressed. They are all being talked about down the years but people are moving towards electrically-charged vehicles and the infrastructure is not there. This is meant to be the Bill that updates everything from the last 25 years and that will see us in good shape for those next 25 years. The point is highly pertinent. Had there been input from people with expertise in all these areas at the starting of the Bill's drafting, we would have these issues covered. Instead,it has been a case of getting the Attorney General’s office to take a legalistic approach. The bits that are being fed into the Bill are those that seem to have come from developers or whatever but these are key issues that affect people now and need legislative remedy. Why not accept amendment No. 794?